Stephanie Tibbetts gains award RANDOLPH CENTER, Vermont — Vermont Tech announces that Stephanie Tibbetts of Lovell has been recognized for the E.H. Jones Award for greatest all-around academic development in an agricultural program. Tibbetts is a student in the Vermont Tech dairy farm management program.   Hanna Jordan inducted into Phi Kappa Phi BATON ROUGE, […]

Catholic Charities of Maine awarded grant ELLSWORTH — In its first year of grantmaking, the Maine Community Foundation’s Start Up/Scale Up Grant Program is providing $200,000 to 10 Maine nonprofit organizations that are helping new ventures start and grow through shared workspaces and incubator and accelerator programs. Catholic Charities of Maine in Lewiston was chosen […]

AUGUSTA — The USDA will make direct cash payments to U.S. dairy and livestock producers from funds available from the CARES Act, CFAP and the Commodity Credit Corp. Producers can apply for assistance beginning on May 26. Additional information and application forms can be found at: farmers.gov.cfap. Producers will apply through their local FSA office. […]

LEWISTON — Lewiston-based Community Health Options, the state’s only nonprofit, member-led health insurance plan, has awarded grants to nonprofit agencies supporting Maine communities and organizations experiencing some of the most troubling effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. “As a community-based health plan, we see and hear daily how this pandemic is affecting Maine people throughout our […]

Concert in Rangeley now cancelled RANGELEY — The Lakeside Dance Academy Concert originally scheduled for April 3-4 and then postponed to June 18-19 is now cancelled.

FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington held a special virtual recognition event for the graduating Class of 2020 on May 9. “We are so proud of our graduates and all they have achieved this year,” said Edward Serna, UMF president. “They have inspired their families, fellow students and communities with an exceptional level […]

FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington announces that an area teacher, who has been named as one of the Maine County Teachers of the Year for 2020, is a Farmington education graduate. Melissa Hoisington, UMF class of 1995, a teacher at Kingfield Elementary School, has been selected as the Franklin County Teacher of […]

LOCKE MILLS — American Legion Jackson-Silver Post 68 in Locke Mills will conduct a Memorial Day remembrance ceremony, adhering to all social distancing strictures and sanitary protocols. The Memorial Ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. Monday, May 25, with guests in their vehicles in the parking lot located at 595 Gore Road, Locke Mills. Post […]